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Santa Maria Is Great For

• The Historic Santa Maria Inn
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• Holiday Inn & Suites Santa Maria, an IHG Hotel
• The Swiss Restaurant
• Cool Hand Luke
• Santa Maria Inn Century Room
• Pappy's Restaurant
• Presqu'ile Winery
• PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre
• Rancho Sisquoc Winery
• Santa Maria Museum of Flight
• Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum

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Ultimate Guide to 2 Days in Santa Maria Valley, CA

Written by Teresa Bitler

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The Santa Maria Valley in California has good wine, good food, and plenty of fun. Find out why you shouldn’t miss it in this Wander Guide.

Located about halfway between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, the Santa Maria Valley flies under many travelers’ radars. And I’m kind of glad. Because the Santa Maria Valley reminds me of everything I love about Sonoma , minus the crowds. It has good wine , good food, scenic trails, and a few surprises that make it well worth visiting. Ready to pack your bags? Here’s our ultimate guide to 2 days in Santa Maria Valley, CA.

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes and the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Teresa Bitler

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Wineries in Santa Maria Valley, CA

The Santa Maria Valley American Viticultural Area (ACA) includes 7,500 acres of vineyards that boast a Mediterranean-like climate. The Santa Maria Valley AVA produces exceptional Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Syrah. You can sample these—as well as Cabernet, Merlot, and other varietals—at the 14 wineries on the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail . Or you can visit the more than 30 wine tasting rooms in the area. These are my favorite picks.

Presqui’le Vineyard

This architecturally stunning property feels like it was plucked out of Napa and set on a hill overlooking Santa Maria vineyards and the distant Pacific Ocean. Since you need a reservation to visit, I recommend booking the Wine and Food Experience to savor estate wines with five or six small plates. This was one of the highlights of my Santa Maria Valley visit. The wines were so good that I bought two bottles to bring home.

Some of the small plates offered at Presqui’le. Photo by Teresa Bitler

You can also book a horseback ride through the vineyards that ends with the Wine and Food Experience. Or you can take a guided walk through the winery’s 240-foot cave followed by small plates and single-vineyard wines on Presqui’le’s private terrace. Groups up to 16 can opt to enjoy the regulation-sized bocce court with food and drink instead.

Rancho Sisquoc Winery

Located about two miles off Foxen Canyon Road, Rancho Sisquoc Winery offers a casual atmosphere where adults sip flights at shaded picnic tables and kids run across the lawn, making this a family-friendly winery . Watch for San Ramon Chapel as you turn onto Forest Route 10N06 and the ranch’s cattle as you make your way to the rustic tasting room.

A tasting flight at Rancho Sisquoc Winery. Photo by Teresa Bitler

You’ll need a reservation on the weekends, available for $5 per person. In addition to wine flights, you can purchase individual pours, bottles, and charcuterie boxes.

Fess Parker Winery

Founded by Fess Parker, the actor who starred as the lead in Disney’s Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier , this winery has multiple labels and tasting rooms. At Fess Parker Winery , you can enjoy a 90-minute tasting or sip a glass of estate-grown Syrah, Pinot Noir, Viognier, or Chardonnay. In Los Olivos, Epiphany sells Rhône varietals, and the Bubble Shack features Fess Parker’s Fesstivity sparkling wines. Reservations are recommended, especially on weekends.

The Santa Maria Valley AVA’s 7,500 acres of vineyards. Photo by Jill Wellington via Pixabay

Fess Parker also has a 19-room boutique hotel in Los Olivos and cabins behind Epiphany. Its brewery, Third Window Brewing Co., is located in Santa Barbara.

Cultural Sights in Santa Maria Valley, CA

Santa Maria Valley remains an agricultural community, so don’t expect to find many attractions or museums here. Still, what the valley does have warrants a stop. Come sometime April through October for u-pick strawberries and other produce.

Dunes Center

The second-largest dune system in California, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, stretch 18 miles north along the coast from Guadalupe to Oceano. Located in a house in downtown Guadalupe, the Dunes Center offers insights into the dunes’ formation, as well as the plants and animals that thrive in the sands there.

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes near Oso Flaco Lake. Photo by Teresa Bitler

The main draw at the Dunes Center is the Lost City of DeMille. Constructed in the dunes by filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, the set served as the City of the Pharaoh in his silent 1923 film The Ten Commandments . DeMille ordered his crew to dismantle and bury the set when filming ended, presumably so other directors couldn’t use it. It remained hidden until 1983, when film buffs found the set location. Although you can’t visit the site today, which remains buried in the sand, you can see some recovered artifacts at the Dunes Center.

Recovered portion of a sphinx from The Ten Commandments movie at the Dunes Center. Photo by Teresa Bitler

Want to experience the dunes? Staff at the center can direct you to access points.

The Luffa Farm

I always thought luffa came from the ocean. After all, they look like sponges. To my surprise, they grow on vines and look like giant zucchini. On a trip to The Luffa Farm , you can take a free tour, see for yourself how they grow, and purchase a few to take home. The gift shop also sells bath products.

A luffa growing on the vine at The Luffa Farm. Photo by Teresa Bitler

Plan to spend some extra time walking the grounds to see painted rubber tires and other repurposed items turned into decorative garden art.

The Hitching Post

It may seem odd to include a restaurant under cultural sights, but The Hitching Post in Casmalia isn’t just any restaurant. For starters, it was featured in the 2004 movie, Sideways . Or, at least, its sister restaurant, The Hitching Post 2 near Solvang, was featured in the film. But, more importantly, The Hitching Post, established in 1952, is the place to go to experience Santa Maria-style barbecue.

Preparing Santa Maria Valley-style barbecue at The Hitching Post. Photo by Teresa Bitler

Dating back to the 1880s, when local cattle ranchers hosted feasts for their vaqueros, Santa Maria-style barbecue traditionally features tri-tip seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. It is then roasted over a red oak fire. Unfortunately, tri-tip isn’t on the menu at The Hitching Post. Instead, you can choose from several cuts of steak, pork, poultry, lamb, and seafood. I ordered the New York strip steak, which came with a fresh vegetable tray, shrimp cocktail, salad, side, and garlic bread. I skipped the complimentary dessert.

Cattle in the field across from The Hitching Post. Photo by Teresa Bitler

Outdoor Activities in Santa Maria Valley, CA

From hiking to birdwatching, Santa Maria Valley gives you plenty of reasons to explore the Central Coast. Start by visiting one of the 13 beaches in the region. Or burn off those barbecue calories on a hike. Golfing and cycling are also popular pastimes in the area.

Oso Flaco Lake

If you have time for just one hike, make it the 1.7-mile, out-and-back trail at Oso Flaco Lake . The trail begins at the parking lot and takes you to a 75-acre freshwater lake named for a “skinny bear.” According to legend, the native Chumash hunters fed the bear tainted meat so it wouldn’t compete with them for food. This made him “skinny.”

The beginning of the trail at Oso Flaco Lake. Photo by Teresa Bitler

Watch for the more than 200 species of birds found at the lake as you take the boardwalk across the water.

Oso Flaco Lake trail in California. Photo via iStock by Getty Images

On the other side, a slatted wood trail takes you through the dunes to a lookout to see the Pacific Ocean.

Walking through the wilderness area in Oso Flaco Lake State Park, California. Photo via iStock by Getty Images

You can see mountainous dunes rising at a few points along the way. I imagine this—or someplace like this—is where they filmed The Ten Commandments  and where the Lost City of DeMille is buried today.

Los Flores Ranch Park

This 1,778-acre park is an excellent place for hiking, birdwatching, mountain biking, and horseback riding. If you love to hike, you can explore its 15 miles of trails on your own. Or you can visit on the second Saturday of the month for a free docent-led nature walk. Like Oso Flaco Lake, Los Flores Ranch Park attracts various birds. Keep your eyes open for donkeys and goats, too.

Hikers are exploring Santa Maria Valley. Photo courtesy of Santa Maria Valley

If you want to mountain bike in Los Flores Ranch Park, you’ll have to bring your own. Rentals will need to be transported from San Luis Obispo or even further out and may require specific bike racks to already be in place on your vehicle. Unfortunately, it’s the same for horseback riding. You’ll need your own horse to explore the trails from a saddle.

Where to Stay

I loved my stay at the Wine Stone Inn  in Santa Maria Valley. From the moment I entered this 12-room boutique hotel in Old Town Orcutt, I felt welcome and relaxed (it helped that the staff handed me a glass of sparkling wine as I checked in). I spent a good deal of time on my second-story balcony enjoying the sunshine.

The bar at the Wine Stone Inn. Photo courtesy of Santa Maria Valley.

Downstairs, you can order a glass of wine from the sleek bar to sip inside or around one of the firepits on the terrace. The hotel also has a small restaurant and serves a complimentary, self-serve breakfast. But one of my favorite things about the Wine Stone Inn is its location. You can park at the hotel in the evening and walk to half a dozen excellent restaurants. These include Pizzeria Bello Forno, Blast, and Trattoria Ulivetos.

How to Explore Santa Maria Valley, CA

Santa Maria Valley encompasses several Central Coast communities, including Santa Maria, Orcutt, Nipomo, and Guadalupe. Flights arrive at the Santa Maria Public Airport. If you intend to rent a car, book a flight that will arrive midday or earlier if possible. My flight was delayed enough that by the time I made it to the counter, the rental car company had closed 10 minutes earlier at 4 pm. I had to Uber to my hotel that evening and back to the airport to get my car the following day.

Pack layers. In the spring, expect highs between 60- and 70-degrees Fahrenheit. Summer heats a little to an average of 70 degrees but still drops into the 50s at night. As fall approaches, the chance of rain increases, and temperatures drop. By winter, the temperature averages 60 degrees. Skies are overcast roughly one out of every three days, and there’s a 20 percent chance of rain throughout the season.

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Reset and Renew with a Relaxing Getaway to Santa Maria Valley

You can explore much of what Santa Maria Valley offers on a long weekend visit. But don’t rush it. Part of the area’s charm is its relaxed pace. I recommend picking out a morning activity from our ultimate guide to two days in Santa Maria Valley, visiting a winery for lunch (or just after lunch), and ending the day with a hike or drive. Repeat the next day. And the next.

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Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County in California .

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Amtrak provides connecting bus service through Santa Maria (bus stop is located at the IHOP near 101/Main St). The bus connects with the Pacific Surfliner train in Santa Barbara. There is a train station in the nearby town of Guadalupe served by the Pacific Surfliner Amtrak train (one southbound train from San Luis Obispo stops there in the morning, northbound train from San Diego stops there at night).

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There is a Greyhound station at 755 W Cypress Street, and the Greyhound bus also stops at the same IHOP as the Amtrak bus.

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Santa Maria is home to one of the first and one of the few still-operating drive-in movie theaters, and is definitely a car town. Highway 101 runs through Santa Maria, as well as California highways 1, 135 and 166. North on 101 takes you through Pismo Beach , San Luis Obispo , and on to San Francisco . South takes you to Los Alamos , Buellton , Solvang , Santa Barbara , and Los Angeles . Highway 1 is a scenic drive; taken northward it leads you through several small towns eventually connecting with 101 just past Pismo Beach . Taken south on Highway 1 after the split with 1 and 135 leads to Lompoc and Vandenberg Air Force Base and 135 leads to Los Alamos (which is 8 miles after the intersection with Harris Grade Road (the old California 1 south to Lompoc)). Highway 166 west takes you to Guadalupe and the coast, and east takes you to the great central valley of California . Highway 135 south takes you to Los Alamos (if the left exit at the gore point is used) or Vandenberg Air Force Base (if the right exit is used) and eventually connect with 101 at Los Alamos . North will also take you to the 101 near the northern city limits.

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Santa Maria has public transportation, SMAT [dead link] , with more coverage during the day, and service ending at 10:15PM. SMAT has routes all throughout the city. RTA route 10 between San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria runs hourly M-F, and less frequently on the weekend . It costs $3.25 for the 33-mile (1 hr 10 min) bus ride from Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo (Apr 2020). The [https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/city-government/departments/public-works-services/public-transit-services-2499 Guadalupe Flyer [dead link] takes you west of Santa Maria through scenic Highway 166 to Guadalupe ($1.50, Apr 2020).

There is also the Breeze Bus [dead link] which has stops in near Vandenburg Air Force Base, and nearby Lompoc ($2, Apr 2020). Public transportation in the valley will take you anywhere you want but a car would be best.

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There are not very many tourist attractions in Santa Maria, but the Santa Maria Inn has a very interesting set of photos and documents about the history of the area and Captain Alan Hancock, the person who founded Santa Maria, or Central City , as he knew it.

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• Boomers! Fun Park , 2250 N. Preisker Ln , ☏ +1 805 928-4942 . M-F noon-9PM, Sa 10AM-9PM, Su 10AM-9PM . Miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, arcade, and rock climbing wall.  
• Hi-Way Drive-In Theatre , 3085 Santa Maria Way , ☏ +1 805 937-3515 . One of the few remaining drive-in movie theatres in the United States. Call for current film and showtime.  
• Santa Maria Raceway , 1900 Hutton Rd ( 1/4-mile (0.4 km) north of the 101/166 interchange ), ☏ +1 805 922-2232 . Mid-April to mid-October. Sa: Gates open at 3PM, races start at 5PM . 1/3 mile (0.5 km) clay oval track on which everything from factory stock to bandit sprint cars race. Part of the Coors Light Summer Racing Series.  
• Waller County Park , ☏ +1 805 934-6123 . 8AM-sunset . A huge park with lakes, pony rides, hiking and biking trails, a frisbee golf course, and plenty of grassy lawn space. Free .  

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• Santa Maria Town Center . A major shopping mall at the junction of Broadway (Route 135) and Main Street (Route 166).  
• 34.92463 -120.423822 1 Enos Ranch Business Center , The corner of Bradley Rd. and Betteravia Rd . A large, outdoor shopping mall containing many businesses such as Petco, Carter's, Home Goods, Dick's, Ulta, and Old Navy.  

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Santa Maria is the birthplace of what is now called Santa Maria style barbecue: tri-tip rubbed with spices and cooked whole. The town is a hotspot for barbecue lovers, although those seeking more familiar fare can find chains like IHOP, Olive Garden, Carrow's and Baker's Square.

• Shaw's Famous Steak House , 714 S Broadway , ☏ +1 805 925-9226 .  
• Ichiban Japanese Restaurant , 2011 S Broadway # L , ☏ +1 805 614-9808 .  
• Boy's Restaurant , 117 N College Dr , ☏ +1 805 922-1515 .  
• Klondike Pizza , 2059 S Broadway , ☏ +1 805 348-3667 .  

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• Louie B's , 213 E Main St , ☏ +1 805 925-1193 . 10AM til 2AM . A bar with a standard selection of liquor and mixed drinks. No beer on tap only by the bottle. karaoke a few times a week. 2 pool tables  
• O'Sullivan's Pub , 633 E Main St , ☏ +1 805-925-0658 . An Irish bar with a good selection of beers on tap. No liquor. 2 pool tables.  

Sleep [ edit ]

• Best Western Big America , 1725 N Broadway , ☏ +1 805 922-5200 , toll-free: +1-800-426-3213 , fax : +1 805 922-9865 .  
• Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites , 2100 N. Broadway , ☏ +1 805 928-6000 .  
• Motel 6 , 2040 North Preisker Ln , ☏ +1 805 928-8111 , fax : +1 805 349-1219 .  
• 34.9438 -120.4366 1 Santa Maria Inn , 801 South Broadway , ☏ +1 805 928-7777 . A Central Coast landmark since 1917. ( updated Dec 2020 )

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• Guadalupe - This small town is 9 miles west of Santa Maria and is primarily focused on agriculture and oil production. Travelers will enjoy visiting the neighboring Guadaulpe-Nipomo Dunes, an 18-mile stretch of beach that is one of the largest remaining natural dune areas in California. The Ten Commandments was filmed in the dunes and the sets were buried after production, but today blowing winds repeatedly reveal and then re-cover these reproductions of ancient Egypt.

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Now we’re hearing from a Santa Cruz duo who bicycled through Provence. Read on for details, then find more travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish-you-were-here/ .

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TRAVEL TIPS: “ We hired a cycle touring company, Love Velo , who booked our hotels, created cycling routes for us and hauled our luggage from one hotel to another. They also provided bikes, including ebikes for those of us who wanted them. What I liked about the ebikes is that it allowed us to arrive at our destination for the day with enough energy to explore each town along the way. Much better then arriving exhausted and miss out on all these towns had to offer.

“Traveling this time of year is wonderful, if you can take the time — fewer tourists, and the weather is not hot like the summer in France. That said, we always had our rain jackets handy, although we didn’t have to use them too often.”

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Mother's day travel alert: highway 1 roadwork in santa cruz county.

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For travelers in Santa Cruz County driving on Sunday, May 12, or who have plans for Mother's Day, Caltrans work may impact their drive times.

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Caltrans announced that it will be placing intermittent closures on the right lane of Highway 1 near Soquel Drive. In addition, crews will close "various ramp(s)" at the Soquel Drive and 41st Avenue interchanges.

Caltrans noted that at no time will two consecutive onramps or offramps be closed at the same time.

The work being done is part of a much larger project that will add auxiliary lanes, bus-on-shoulder improvements and a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing.